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kingstonÖsterreich

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Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 6:52 pm Post subject:

As none are available to test drive and i have expressed my interest in one with hatfield, i would like to know if its going to be as stiffly sprung as a 996 gt3 (considerig the spring rates are greater than it but has pasm) or abit more damp shall we say

While gearbox, will bang through the gears quickly or be more tourer?

Or would you rather just talk about the financial aspects of a car and not the mechanical?_________________I really must learn to spell check and proof read my posts

GT4Nordschleife

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Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 6:58 pm Post subject:

Uses 991 GT3 suspension (settings), and therefore PASM with it

Gearbox will be normal 981 (991) feel (AFAIK no standard SSK).

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Chris_in_the_UKPaul Ricard

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Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 7:05 pm Post subject:

The UK allocation looks like it has more than sold, bit academic really.

kingston wrote:

As none are available to test drive and i have expressed my interest in one with hatfield, i would like to know if its going to be as stiffly sprung as a 996 gt3 (considerig the spring rates are greater than it but has pasm) or abit more damp shall we say

While gearbox, will bang through the gears quickly or be more tourer?

Or would you rather just talk about the financial aspects of a car and not the mechanical?

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kingstonÖsterreich

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Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 7:46 pm Post subject:

wow the happiness in this thread is just like one doing a wet fart.

Dont think Hatfield have announced who is getting one yet... Should i be fortunate enough, i would like to know whether swapping a 996 GT3 for one would be a good move with regards to how it feels on the road.

Or if im unable to get one, see how it would have felt on the road considering the spring rates and pasm (of which i dont because alpha male).

So by the sounds of it, the gearbox is not set-up for quickly banging through it but more touring/big power circuits._________________I really must learn to spell check and proof read my posts

GT4Nordschleife

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Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 11:19 pm Post subject:

Have you driven a standard 981 manual?

More snickerty than a snickerty thing.

the_rossatronTrainee

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Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 3:58 am Post subject:

GT4 wrote:

Uses 991 GT3 suspension (settings), and therefore PASM with it

Gearbox will be normal 981 (991) feel (AFAIK no standard SSK).

The rear springs are not quite as stiff as the GT3 due to the different distribution of weight.

I have an order in but haven't heard if I'll get one yet. Never found it so hard to spend £70k!

GT4Nordschleife

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Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 9:27 am Post subject:

But they will have the same effective stiffness in feel.

kingstonÖsterreich

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Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 10:08 am Post subject:

Is there nothing else in the line up past or present thats easily test driveable thats the same then?_________________I really must learn to spell check and proof read my posts

No. For different reasons, the closest equivalents (by roughly equal measure) would be a 981 GTS or a 987 R. However, the availability of a factory cage and harnesses, the properly adjustable suspension with split arms and GT3 braking system are without precedent and make the GT4 the only Boxster derivative that could genuinely claim to have track suitability out of the box.

You certainly cannot compare it to Caterhams or Lotuses as some have - same use case but nothing like the same kind of product.

Porsche GB have really failed with the allocation for GT cars again though - as with previous models they have not secured enough cars to meet UK demand (the whole 2 year production for GB being sold within 2 days) whereas reports are that cars can be had on the continent for delivery in time for summer._________________Colin

Black 997 GT3 3.8 CS - Acquired for the 2012 season and beyond
Black 996 GT3 Mk2 - Gone, but will never be forgotten

GT4Nordschleife

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Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 1:39 pm Post subject:

My question was rhetorical, in response to:

kingston wrote:

Is there nothing else in the line up past or present thats easily test driveable thats the same then?

And the answer depends on how precisely Kingston is using the term "the same"!

981cS is at least easily test drivable.

Personally, the very asking of the question undermines what the GT4 stands for.

Like asking if a Carrera S or GTS tell you what a GT3 drives like.

I mean on the most basic level it does (over, say a Land Rover), but entirely misses the essence of the GT3.

I have a deposit in with a UK dealer. It felt like I had to persuade them to take my money. I sent an expression of interest 18 months ago. Anyway...

I'm told they're taking deposits until the 28th Feb, which is when they'll receive allocations and they'll get back to us beginning of Mach to allocate slots to the 'winners'.

Does everyone else have a similar story?

Best regards,

Will

There is a thread over on Pistonheads about it. Basically they are expecting at most half as many cars as they have taken deposits in the UK due to Porsche GB securing a woefully inadequate allocation of the production (as they do with all limited production capacity vehicles). The expectation is that who gets the cars will be the people who run the most revenue through the dealer principle's books, but at this point that is pure speculation. Suffice to say - any major regular customers (especially 918 buyers) who want a car are likely to be bumped higher up the list than people who are only interested in the GT4 itself as a specific purchase. There have been a number of reports of OPCs refusing to take deposits from people since less than a week after the cars announcement as they didn't want to take money from people with no chance of getting a car.

At this point, there really isn't anything that you can do but wait and hope. If you would settle for left hand drive there is anecdotally no such allocation issue from buying on the continent, but overseas dealers are reportedly not inclined to try and source a UK C16 for you.

In a week or so the situation will be better known anyway._________________Colin

Black 997 GT3 3.8 CS - Acquired for the 2012 season and beyond
Black 996 GT3 Mk2 - Gone, but will never be forgotten

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